News topic: Support and Assistance

Afasic has recently revised two popular publications – ‘Claiming Benefits’ and ‘Accessing Speech and Language Therapy for Your Child – a Guide to the Law’. The information has been updated and expanded to reflect the current laws and assessment procedures. We are pleased to announce that we will be offering these two publications – worth…

A report by Save the Children has received considerable press highlighting its analysis of early language development and recommendation that all nurseries employ a qualified early years teacher. While it does not address the hidden disability of speech and language impairments, early identification of speech and language difficulties is something we at Afasic deem highly important….

The Department for Education has issued its February newsletter to schools. The factsheet delivers a robust background on how the new SEND reforms impact on schools. Some subjects covered, range from, the role of the class Teacher, T.A.s and SENCOs, engagement with parents, children and young people through to SEN support funding and transfers and…

We have been contacted by a young male adult from London who would like to talk to other young people and adults, aged 17+ with speech and language difficulties. If you are interested, then please contact the Afasic Helpline on 0300 666 9410 and we will pass your details on.

SENDirect has worked in partnership with other organisations to produce a new website that offers information to support you and your family. There is a variety of information ranging from how to get help for your child, your legal rights, benefits and entitlements through to services in your area. For further information see the link…

The Independent Police Complaints Commission – (IPCC) will be producing new guidelines on how to handle complaints from disabled people in 2015. Disability Rights UK have been asked to gather samples of disabled people’s experiences of discrimination involving the police. If you have experienced poor treatment by the police, then Disability Rights UK would like…

NHS Participation England want to hear from parents and carers of children and young people with any health condition that requires rehabilitation to support recovery of abilities after an event and/or ongoing development and independence. They are running engagement sessions in February in London and Leeds. To register for events and to find out more…

Cambridgeshire have announced plans to close the speech and language centre at Cottenham Village College, on the grounds that no new children have gone there in the last two years. For any campaign to save the centre to have any chance of success, parents must get involved. So, if you are concerned about the future…